City of Grande Prairie Crime Prevention
HISTORY
SCIF FUNDED 2009-2012
RCMP REFERRALS 12-17YRS- ONE TIME
 2010 EXTENDED SERVICES - TO FAMILY
MEMBERS
 2011 PARENTS, AGENCY REFERRALS
AGE RANGE 8-12YRS RCMP
 2012 SCHOOL, YOUTH REFERRALS

(CHANGED NAME TO CYIP)

2013 OPENED TO ALL AGES –unlimited RCMP

2014 SCHOOL TEAM / VTRA
(VIOLENT THREAT RISK ASSESSMENT)
REFERRALS

620 REFERRALS
595 female
467 males
Total -1062 program referrals

COMPLETED 445

INCOMPLETE 168
Children & Youth whose behaviour has
brought them into contact with the
RCMP
 Children & Youth who are struggling and
the adults around them are concerned
 Parents looking for resources to assist
them in finding the appropriate agencies
for their needs


RCMP

SCHOOLS

APPROX 30 AGENCIES



TAKE NO FURTHER ACTION
GIVE A WARNING
LAY CHARGES
WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM
THERE IS NOW A 4TH OPTION:

DIVERT TO THE CHILD & YOUTH INTERVENTION
PROGRAM
RCMP TOP REFERRALS

MENTAL HEALTH

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

CONFLICT - PARENT/CHILD , PEER
BULLYING

BEHAVIOR ISSUES
BULLYING TICKET
OPTION 4

SECTION C1103

FINE $250.00

CAN BE WITHDRAWN WITH
ASSESSMENT AND ATTENDANCE AT
A PERSONALIZED BULLYING
WORKSHOP
Troubles with Friends or at School
 Family Circumstances/Changes
 Grief and Loss
 Substance Abuse
 Mental Health Issues
 Poor Decision Making

KNOWLEDGE IN:












YOUTH JUSTICE SYSTEM
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS
ADDICTIONS
STAGES OF CHANGE
TRAUMA
SYSTEMS
SCHOOLS
THREAT and RISK ASSESSMENT
CRISIS MANAGEMENT
CULTURAL AWARENESS
SUICIDE / SELF HARM
PARENT INTERVIEW
ALLOWS VENTING, EMOTIONAL
RELEASE
 GATHER HISTORY
 WHO HAVE THEY RECEIVED
SERVICES FROM IN THE PAST?
UNDERSTANDING THE SYSTEMS
 WHAT IS THEIR GOAL
 PARENTING STRATEGIES
Create vs React
 LEAVE WITH SENSE OF HOPE

SOFT ROOM
CHILD/YOUTH INTERVIEW
WITH OR WITHOUT PARENT
 YOUTH JUSTICE COMPONENT/COURT VISIT
 MEET THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT
LITERALLY / FIGURATIVELY
 UNDERLYING ISSUES
 OPTIONS
 PLAN
 FILE IS NEVER CLOSED

ASSESSMENT TOOLS
DEVELOPMENTAL ASSETS
INTERNAL/ EXTERNAL
STRENGTHS EXPLORER
IDENTIFIES TOP 3 STRENGTHS








Support
Empowerment
Boundaries/Expectations
Constructive Use of Time
Commitment to learning
Positive Values
Social Competencies
Positive Identity
YOUTH 1
YOUTH 2
2/6
0/4
1/6
1/4
2/5
2/6
0/5
2/4
5/6
2/4
5/6
0/4
2/5
4/6
4/6
4/4
14/40
26/40
STRENGTHS EXPLORER
•Help youths identify their positive characteristics
•Help youths improve their understanding of self
•Help youths develop from their areas of greatest talent
•Improve parents’/instructors’ understanding of their children/students
•Provide an opportunity for an important kind of communication between parents
and their children (i.e., discussion of one’s unique nature, the positive
characteristics/gifts that one has, and how those can be developed)
•Provide the theme-based language that youths and parents/ instructors could
use to discover and describe positive characteristics
www.strengthsexplorer.com
OTHER TOOLS
ANXIETY CHECKLIST
 DEPRESSION CHECKLIST
 MOOD CHARTS
 BEHAVIORS FROM TRAUMA

GRIEF & LOSS
MENTAL HEALTH
UNDERSTANDING
 FOLLOW THROUGH
 MEDICATIONS
 SUPPORT

SOUL PAIN
“Difficult and traumatic life
events leave us feeling
broken and incomplete,
searching and longing for the
deep inner healing we know
is required.”
Dr. Jane Simmington
SECRETS
7 STEPS TO CHANGE
WHO CAN RECEIVE SERVICES ?

YOUTH

PARENT

SIBLINGS

FAMILY

COUNSELLING: INDIVIDUAL / PARENTS/
SIBLINGS / FAMILY

EDUCATION : TEAM / ALTERNATIVE

MENTAL HEALTH : CHILD PSYCHIATRIST
DIAGNOSIS/MEDICATION

PROGRAMS : COPING SKILLS / SUPPORT
REPARATION
JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY STOPLIFT
 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
(SPCA, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY,
SALVATION ARMY, QE11,)
 CITY PROGRAMS (GRAFITTI CLEANUP, ROTARY PARK)


BREAKFAST CLUB

WALK-IN MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC

COUNSELLING: YOUTH/FAMILY

DETOX; PCHAD ; INFORMED; SCHOOL

JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY

PARDS EQUINE THERAPY
SUNRISE HOUSE (YESS)
GIRLS/BOYS ROOMS
COMMON AREA
ART WALL
PARDS EQUINE THERAPY
TRUST
WHAT’S HOLDING YOU BACK?
Painting
JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY
LIFESKILLS
PAVE
CITY SCRUB
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS KITS
COMMUNITY HELPERS
Crystal Gilbertson, BA, Coordinator
Maggie Barry, BA, Assistant Coordinator
Phone 780.539.7142
Fax 780.539.6574
E.Mail ~ bclub@sp-rc.ca
Website ~ www.sp-rc.ca/bclub.html